Dwight Yoakam

RECENT CREDITS
Crank: High Voltage (FILM)  Apr. 17, 2009
Four Christmases (FILM)  Nov. 26, 2008
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HIGHLIGHTS
2003 Appeared in a small role in the action-comedy "Hollywood Homicide"
2002 Played one of a trio menacing a woman and a child while searching for missing money in "Panic Room"
2002 Served as a producer on the road picture-comedy "Waking Up in Reno", featuring Billy Bob Thornton
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Provinces of Night   -Boyd Bloodworth
Actor
Film


Two: Thirteen   -Sandy
Actor
Film


Liberating Paris   -Cast
Actor
Film


A Thousand Miles  
Actor
Film


Crank: High Voltage  2009 -Doc Miles
Actor
Film


Four Christmases  2008 -Pastor Phil
Actor
Film


CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock  2008 -Performer
Actor
TV


The 41st Annual CMA Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Astronaut Farmer  2007
Song Performer
Film


Crank  2006 -Doc Miles
Actor
Film


The Break-Up  2006
Song Performer
Film


The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada  2006 -Sheriff Frank Belmont
Actor
Film


I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash  2005 -Music Performer
Actor
TV


Wedding Crashers  2005 -Mr. Kroeger
Actor
Film


The 46th Annual Grammy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Hollywood Homicide  2003 -Leroy Wasley
Actor
Film


Our Country  2003
Actor
Film


Waking Up in Reno  2002
Producer
Film


Panic Room  2002 -Raoul
Actor
Film


The 35th Annual CMA Awards  2001 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 2001 Radio Music Awards  2001 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Crossover  2001
Actor
TV


Big Eden  2001
Song, Song Performer
Film


South of Heaven, West of Hell  2000 -Valentine Casey
Director, Screenplay, Actor, Music, From Story
Film


The 34th Annual CMA Awards  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The Making of Ride With Bob  1999
Actor
TV


Dwight's Video Bio  1999
Actor
TV


The Minus Man  1999 -Blair
Actor
Film


The Kennedy Center Honors  1998
Actor
TV


U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)  1998 -over
Voice
TV


Front Row Center  1998
Actor
TV


The Negotiator  1998
Song, Song Performer
Film


When Trumpets Fade  1998 -Lieutenant Colonel
Actor
TV


ALMA Awards  1998
Actor
TV


The Newton Boys  1998 -Brent Glasscock
Actor
Film


Roger Miller Remembered  1998
Actor
TV


Sling Blade  1997 -Doyle Hargraves
Actor
Film


The 39th Annual Grammy Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


King of the Hill  1997 -of Lane Pratley
Voice
TV


Lawn Dogs  1997
Song, Song Performer
Film


Music in Movies '96  1996
Actor
TV


Don't Look Back  1996 -Skipper
Actor
TV


31st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards  1996 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Gone Dwight  1996 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Painted Hero  1995 -Virgil Kidder
Actor
Film


The 37th Annual Grammy Awards  1995 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Live From the House of Blues  1995 -Performer
Actor
TV


The Road  1994
Actor
TV


Ellen  1994 -Bag Boy
Actor
TV


Roswell  1994 -Mac Brazel
Actor
TV


Chasers  1994 -songs
Song, Song Performer, Music
Film


D2: The Mighty Ducks  1994
Song Performer
Film


Red Rock West  1994 -Truck Driver
Actor
Film


Wild West  1993 -song composer
Composer, Song, Song Performer
Film


America Comes to Graceland  1993
Actor
TV


The Sounds of Summer  1993
Actor
TV


Farm Aid VI  1993
Actor
TV


The American Music Awards  1993 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Honeymoon in Vegas  1992
Song Performer
Film


Dwight Yoakam in Concert  1992
Actor
TV


White Sands  1992
Song, Song Performer
Film


Falling From Grace  1992
Song Performer
Film


The American Music Awards  1992 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 1991 Billboard Music Awards  1991 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Dutch  1991
Song, Song Performer
Film


Terminator 2: Judgment Day  1991
Song, Song Performer
Film


The American Music Awards  1991
Actor
TV


Grammy Legends Show  1990
Actor
TV


Farm Aid IV  1990
Actor
TV


The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards  1990 -Award Presenter
Actor
TV


The American Music Awards  1990 -Award Presenter
Actor
TV


Grammy Living Legends  1989
Actor
TV


This Is VH1 Country  1989
Actor
TV


In Country  1989
Song Performer
Film


In the Hank Williams Tradition  1989 -Narration
Narrator
TV


The American Music Awards  1989
Actor
TV


The American Music Awards  1988
Actor
TV


A Star-Spangled Celebration  1987
Actor
TV


The American Music Awards  1987
Actor
TV


3-Way  
Actor
Film


Bandidas   -Jackson
Actor
Film


The Little Death   -Bobby Lomax
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2003 Appeared in a small role in the action-comedy "Hollywood Homicide"
2002 Played one of a trio menacing a woman and a child while searching for missing money in "Panic Room"
2002 Served as a producer on the road picture-comedy "Waking Up in Reno", featuring Billy Bob Thornton
2000 Feature directorial debut, "South of Heaven, West of Hell"; also co-wrote script
1998 Had featured role in "The Newton Boys"
1996 Breakthrough screen role, "Sling Blade", directed by Billy Bob Thornton
1995 First leading role in a feature, "Painted Hero"
1994 TV-movie acting debut, "Roswell" (Showtime)
1993 Made feature acting debut in John Dahl's "Red Rock West"
1993 Stage acting debut, "Southern Rapture", directed by Peter Fonda
1992 Headlined own special "Dwight Yoakam in Concert" on The Nashville Network
1991 TV acting debut, guest appearance on the short-lived series "P.S. I Luv You"; had played himself in the pilot for the series
1986 Released debut album, "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc."
1984 Released first recording, an EP titled "A Town SOuth of Bakersfield"; based on airplay in L.A., was signed by Reprise Records
1965 Reportedly wrote his first song at age nine, "How Far Is Heaven", inspired by news coverage of the Vietnam War (date approximate)
1962 Learned to play guitar at age six (date approximate)
Born in Kentucky
Raised in Columbus, Ohio
While in high school, formed first bands
Moved to Nashville in the late 1970s; met Pete Anderson
With Anderson, moved to L.A.


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